Operation Gimcrack (2020)

Foal Date

07-Apr-20

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Showcasing

Dam

Folk Melody

Prize Money

17725

Trainer

B Smart

Owners

Mr P Chettle And Mr B Smart

About

Operation Gimcrack is a 5yo horse trained by B Smart. He is by Showcasing out of Folk Melody. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in 15 starts. In his most recent run at Newcastle on 18 Oct 2025, P Mulrennan rode him to a 10th‑place finish, behind the winner Coramento.

Raced At

Redcar • Musselburgh • Carlisle • Doncaster • Beverley • Pontefract • Thirsk • Haydock

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newcastle 18-Oct-25 1420m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:27.120, SP: 4.00	P Mulrennan 61.2kg 6.65L	10 (14)
Redcar 24-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.720, SP: 9.50	H Shaw 59.9kg 6.40L	7 (12)
Musselburgh 14-Sep-25 1420m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp $430 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.830, SP: 8.00	A Breslin 61.2kg, Cd 62.6kg 3.60L	4 (10)
Carlisle 20-Aug-25 1390m GOOD R6 CL6 MdHcp $399 (of $6,394) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.130, SP: 3.00	H Shaw 62.6kg 2.70L	4 (9)
Doncaster 02-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $1,768 (of $7,081) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: 19.00	H Shaw 61.7kg 0.10L	2 (11)
Doncaster 20-Jul-25 1600m SOFT R6 CL6 Hcp (of $7,081) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.240, SP: 8.50 Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong	H Shaw 63.5kg 18.10L	9 (10)
Beverley 05-Jul-25 1500m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $1,879 (of $7,526) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.500, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders on inner, outpaced 3f out, headway 1f out, kept on and went second towards finish	H Shaw 59.9kg 1.00L	2 (11)
Newcastle 08-Nov-24 1420m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp $350 (of $5,606) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.490, SP: 3.75 Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge	D Nolan 61.7kg 3.05L	4 (7)
Newcastle 23-Oct-24 1610m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.320, SP: 9.50 In touch in mid-division, effort over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong	D Nolan 59kg 6.70L	7 (11)
Redcar 25-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:24.610, SP: 16/1 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, not clear run from over 1f out, never a chance to challenge, eased final 110 yards	D Nolan 61.7kg 4.50L	10 (15)
Newcastle 13-Sep-24 1420m GOOD R6 Hcp $174 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 01:27.060, SP: 17/2 Held up in touch, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on	D Nolan 63kg, Cd 0 2.75L	5 (11)
Pontefract 10-Oct-23 1610m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.690, SP: 18/1 Dwelt, mid-division, pushed along 4f out, never in contention	H Russell 58.1kg, Cd 0 20.75L	15 (16)
Thirsk 05-Aug-23 1610m SOFT R2 CL4 Nv $2,788 (of $10,820) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.430, SP: 51.00 Midfield, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on to go second inside final furlong, no match for winner	H Shaw 59kg 12.00L	2 (7)
Haydock 21-Jul-23 1400m SOFT R5 CL4 Md $1,078 (of $8,362) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.690, SP: 19.00 Chased leaders, ran green, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no impression	H Shaw 60.3kg 5.50L	3 (6)
Doncaster 02-Jul-23 1210m GOOD R2 CL5 Md (of $7,869) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.980, SP: 6.50 Dwelt, always towards rear	P Mulrennan 60.3kg 8.75L	9 (12)